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Elizabeth Howell, photographer

Grey Headed Flying Fox swooping for a drink

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - "Kreutzer" Sonata No. 9 for Violin and Piano in A-Major, Op. 47, III. Finale. Presto. Performed by Midori Seiler, violin, and Jos Von Immerseel, fortepiano, on period instruments.

Carl Kahler

Sailing Ph by Guillaume Plisson linternaute

danchone - Back to the pocket

The Oleksandr Koshytsia Choir, 1922. It was them who introduced “Shchedryk” to America.

Its haunting melody was later adapted into the popular “Carol of the Bells” in English, making it a Christmas classic worldwide.

La véritable mission du violon est d'imiter les accents de la voix humaine, une noble mission qui a valu au violon la gloire d'être appelé le roi des instruments.

- Charles-Auguste de Beriot

Maria Dueñas, the greatest of the newest generation of Spnaish musicians, plays from Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20, a musical composition for violin and orchestra written in 1878 by the Spanish composer Pablo de Sarasate.

The last of “The Few” turns 105.

Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway DFC, AE, is the last verified surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain. He was born in Dublin on 17 July 1919.

He served during the Second World War in the Battle of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, the Allied invasion of Italy and the Invasion of Normandy. Following the death of Terry Clark in May 2020, Hemingway became the last verified surviving airman of the Battle of Britain. He was shot down four times during the Second World War.

Per Ardua ad Astra - "Through Adversity to the Stars"